Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS526

Location

جليب خليل, Jleib Khalil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.9882, 39.74036
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S459)

A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that three civilians died and five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khuytar and Jleib Khalil, north west of Raqqa.

According to Smart, “the sources said that the warplanes targeted the villages of Khuytar and the mosque in the village of Jleib Khalil, along with houses on the axis of the mosque and the reservoir (40 km northeast of raqqa city). Three civlians were killed an five wounded, including an elderly woman in the village of Jleib Khalil.”

No further details are currently available.

 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Jleib Khalil (جليب خليل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9882, 39.74036. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Jleib Khalil (Raqqah), Syria
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
37SEV6673782893
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For February 21st – 22nd, the Coalition reported: “Near Ar Raqqah, 10 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units; destroyed three fighting positions and three tactical vehicles; and damaged two bridges.” For February 22nd – 23rd: “Near Ar Raqqah, seven strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and an ISIS staging area and destroyed three pump jacks, a command and control node, a fighting position and a tactical vehicle.”
French Military Strike Report
[France reports carrying out 34 sorties in the last week – and 11 strikes destroying 19 ISIL targets. In Iraq, the six strikes were concentrated in the Mosul region. They targeted mortar positions, combatant groups, a logistics depot and a command center. In Syria, two ground troop support missions were carried out in the Raqqah and Deir Ezzor areas against artillery pieces and an armored vehicle, loaded with an explosive device (SVBIED). The intervention of a Rafale patrol, after detection and guidance of the ATL2, led to the destruction of 2 clandestine oil wells in the south-east of Raqqah. In the region of Palmyra, two planned strikes were carried out and enabled the neutralization of a military storage site and a vehicle-bomb manufacturing site (VBIED).Task Force Wagram carried out 28 missions]
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-09-29
Original Source
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.

Sources (1)